Artist | GLORIA PANNKA

Artist | GLORIA PANNKA


Gloria Pannka is a second generation Hermannsburg School watercolour artist, as her father Claude Pannka was one of the original Hermannsburg School watercolour artists.

Like the contemporary Albert Namatjira, Claude developed an interest in painting when artist Rex Battarbee visited Hermannsburg in 1934. By 1950, Claude was painting full time and had become a highly sought after artist. Gloria's father taught her to paint with watercolours when she was a young girl, and she continues to paint in the style of watercolour landscapes that typifies the Hermannsburg School tradition.

Gloria uses fine detail and subtle tones to capture the West MacDonnell Ranges where she currently lives and paints. Gloria's works have featured in a number of exhibitions throughout her career. In 2008, she was Highly Commended for her painting in the NATSIAA awards, which was then acquired by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT).

Gloria has also had the honour of having her painting 'West MacDonnell Ranges' acquired by the Parliament House Art Collection Canberra. Her paintings are exhibited in the Art Gallery of New South Wales and in many private collections. Gloria was again Highly Commended with at the NATSIAA awards in 2014 for the collaborative Knara Nunaka Tjurretja – Our Big Country: the West MacDonnell Ranges.



Gloria Pannka is a second generation Hermannsburg School watercolour artist, as her father Claude Pannka was one of the original Hermannsburg School watercolour artists.

Like the contemporary Albert Namatjira, Claude developed an interest in painting when artist Rex Battarbee visited Hermannsburg in 1934. By 1950, Claude was painting full time and had become a highly sought after artist. Gloria's father taught her to paint with watercolours when she was a young girl, and she continues to paint in the style of watercolour landscapes that typifies the Hermannsburg School tradition.

Gloria uses fine detail and subtle tones to capture the West MacDonnell Ranges where she currently lives and paints. Gloria's works have featured in a number of exhibitions throughout her career. In 2008, she was Highly Commended for her painting in the NATSIAA awards, which was then acquired by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT).

Gloria has also had the honour of having her painting 'West MacDonnell Ranges' acquired by the Parliament House Art Collection Canberra. Her paintings are exhibited in the Art Gallery of New South Wales and in many private collections. Gloria was again Highly Commended with at the NATSIAA awards in 2014 for the collaborative Knara Nunaka Tjurretja – Our Big Country: the West MacDonnell Ranges.